Slow-cooked lamb, tahini sauce and quinoa salad
This year Mother’s Day coincided with my birthday. Mother’s Day in Australia and North America falls on the second Sunday of May every year. In England, it’s in March, so … Read more
Food & Drink
We love eating and drinking, so don’t be surprised to find most of our stories on this page! From restaurants and cafes to home-cooked meals; from slick bars and underground drinking holes to that perfect martini at the bar of Casa de Romance – we talk about it all!
Where to drink in Sydney – the Hotel Hollywood, Surry Hills
It’s Friday! That’s a relief, isn’t it? The weekend stretches before us like the far end of an Olympic swimming pool, threatening to drown us with its infinite possibilities. And … Read more
Polenta chips – they’re potato free, gluten free and boredom free!
Fed up with potato-based sauce-soakers for dinner? Chips, roast potatoes, baked spuds, mash… they can get a little bit dull; a bit run-of-the-mill. Well, here’s something that will change gears … Read more
3 Bangkok Rooftop Bars You Can’t Miss
The traffic, the markets, the street hawkers, the grime; the food carts, the temples, the madness, the crime… it’s what makes this iconic South-East Asian capital buzz. It’s what you … Read more
Our top ten dream rooftop bars around the world
What is it about a rooftop bar? Perhaps it’s drinking champagne with the city at your feet. Maybe it’s the feeling of the stars above you with a cocktail in … Read more
Where to drink in Sydney – the Clock Hotel in Surry Hills
If you haven’t been to the Clock Hotel before, you are either under-age or you’re not interested in pubs. This one’s a belter and shouldn’t be missed. Obviously a classic … Read more
Fine-dining in the Central Coast: Pearls on the Beach
You know those occasional meals you have that, even as you’re eating them, you know you’ll remember them forever? That’s what happened to us in Pearl Beach recently. Pearl Beach … Read more
Where to drink in Sydney – the Harts Pub in The Rocks
Has anyone noticed how microbreweries have become really popular in Australia recently? Is anyone really that happy about it? If someone asked me those questions, the answer would be a … Read more
Where to eat in Sydney: Parma Cucina, Surry Hills
Stuck for choices of where to eat? Can’t decide where you want to go? Well, Surry Hills is the worst for that – talk about culinary wood for the trees! … Read more
The Devonshire Street bar hop challenge
A pub crawl is a wonderful thing. You travel from bar to bar, pub to pub, a drink in each one… it’s a night of endurance, a night of attrition … Read more